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After following the advise of Scott d BBQ man, I changed the method of adding ingredients. I combined the dry mix with water and cooked till thick. Then tempered in the yolks and cooked about a minute longer. Then added in the lemon juice....and as I'm writing this I realized I forgot the butter!! Oops! After adding the juice, I removed from the heat. This will be my go to recipe every time I need a thick lemon filling or custard! Even without the butter, it's delicious!!!

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I was craving a lemon custard type dessert and decided to try this with some modifications. I used 2% milk instead of water and followed another reviewer's suggestions to temper the egg yolk with the milk-sugar-starch mixture. I added lemon zest in addition to the lemon juice for extra flavor and omitted the butter. I chilled it for an hour then froze it for another 2-3 hours. It was refreshing and had a nice texture although perhaps a little too sweet to be eaten alone. Next time I will try this as a filling.

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I don't know why so many people have a problem with this recipe because it is delicious! Not corn starchy at all! I did make a few slight modifications: ~I have made this twice, and the second time used a little less sugar. ~I beat egg yolks in the bowl, and added the lemon juice and a little zest. ~In a saucepan, I melted the sugar, butter, and salt in half the water. I whisked the corn starch in the other half of the water, then once everything was melted, added the starch water and cook until desired consistency. ~Then, I added the sugar mixture to the egg mixture in small amounts until well blended. I used this to make lemon crepes and lemon tarts. I love it. I tried the lemon flavored jello, and this recipe has a much better flavor.

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This is essentially a good recipe. I did make some tweaks tho that I think will solve most of the issues I see. First of all, as with any yolk custard, you want everything ready ahead of time. Do NOT mix the water with the egg yolks. Beat the yolks separately. Use only 3 tbl of Corn Starch. Add the dry ingredients to the pot to the pot, then add the water. Heat on med stirring constantly until thick and bubbly. Mixture will be VERY thick. Temper mixture into the yolks slowly until you have incorporated half of the mixture into the yolks. Scoop the yolk mixture back into the pan and cook for exactly one more minute. Remove from heat and blend in the lemon juice. Then blend in the butter and beat for 30 seconds. I think you will find a better taste and texture with this method.

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This is a good recipe for a tart or what I used it for, a danish. Very good lemon taste (double the amount of fresh lemon). If you're on the east coast the filling is like a Tastycake Pie or Hostess Pie. I don't think this is for a cake but more so for a tart, pie, danish, or donut. This is a simple recipe I can't imagine what other did to have a poor result.

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After reading the reveiws, I still wanted to try this recipie...sorry the reviews were right, It's to thick to use as a cake filling and has was to much cornstarch, out of desperation( cake needs to be out in the morning) I mixed it with a vinilla custard and it was very good. I do not reccomend this recipie

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This did not taste good, and even though I followed the directions precisely, as soon as I spread this between the layers and put the top cake on, it went splat down the sides. Not thick enough to be a filling, and not tasty enough either. Had to scrape it off the cake and throw it out. A waste of my time and my ingredients. I cannot recommend this recipe.

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This is an awesome recipe!! I use this filling with a cream cake recipe I found on this site (Creamy White Layers). I also keep a portion of the custard and fold in some whipped cream to frost the cake. It's makes a wonderful light and tasty lemon dessert.